Hat-conformator



D. FREEDLINE.

HAT CONFORMATOR.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.1s, 1920.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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HAT-CONFORMATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed August 16, 1920. Serial No. 403,634.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, DAVID FREEDLINE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of'the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in. the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Hat-Conformator, of which the following'is a description.

My invention relates to a device to be placed about the head and adjustable to conform to the anatomy thereof. Y

The general object of-the invention is to provide a device for the indicated purpose and lighter and of more simple form than theconformators usually employed.

:A' further important object of the invention is to provide adjusting means that will readily adapt themselves to the different shapes of heads and at the same time may be readily adjusted and then looked in the adjusted position.

A further object is to provide a hat conformator having extensible and contractible means to fit the head, variable at different points about the same to conform to the head at'local points together withmeans to maintain the conformator against the possibility of changing its form after having been adjusted to the head. r

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative ofone example of the invention. 7

Figure 1' is a :plan view of a hat conformator constructed in accordance with my invention; A

Fig. 2 is aside elevationthereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail at the overlapped ends of the bands the view being given to show the'means for indicating the ascertained size of the hat; Q

'Fig. 4: is a plan view of one of the elements involving the adjusting means and to'be hereinafter referred to. V Y

, In carrying out my invention in accordance with the-illustrated example,'a split band 10 is provided having tapered overlapped ends and adapted to extend about the head,'said band in practice being made of felt,fie'xiblemetal orother suitable mate- 1 I the numeral 11:and have'groups of adjustriali Disposed-about the band at the exterior are laterally projecting brackets or equivalent members. i Certain of. the-bracketsare designated by ing elements connected therewith, there be- A series of groups of adjusting devices 7 s provided about the band 10 and as each group and assemblage except that at one point are allke, 1t will sufiice to describe in detall one of the plurality of groups.

To each bracket 11 is secured by a pivot 18 the inner end of a main ar1n13, having a longitudinal slot 13'. Crossed adjustable bars 14 having longitudinal slots 14 are pivotally and adjustably secured to each arm 13 by a screw or bolt 15 having a thumb nut 15"-,'said bolt extending through the slots 13*, 14". j The crossed bars 1 1 extend from the bolts 15 laterally in opposite directions to the next' adjacent studs 11 to which they are secured by pivots 146*. Each group. of adjusting elements includes also a pair of bars 16 secured at their-adjacent ends by the bolt 15 and extending laterally from said bolt beyond the brackets 11 to the next adjacent brackets 11"; of each bar has a slot 16 for the bolt 15, the opposite end of the bar having a hole 16 for the rivet or pivot pin 16. i

' It will be seen that the adjusting assem- One end v blage includes with the'main pivoted arm the bars of the respective pairs connecting pivotally with the band 10 at different points on the latter.

'13 two pairsof adjusting bars 14, 16, all V adjustably connected with said arm 13 and In'ad'dition to the pluralityof groups or ping' portion of the band. A similar bar 1'7 is secured at its inner end as at 18 vto a bracket 11 on the band 10 adjacent to the overlapped portion of the band. Said bars 17, 17 a have slots 17 and the bars converge at their outer ends and are pivotally connected by a bolt or screw 20 having a thumb nut 21. Thus, a loosening of the several nuts of the severalbolts15 and the 100s ening of the nut 21 will permit of the band 10 fbeing expanded or contracted. The-- brackets 11, 11 in their relation toadja centlbrackets 11, 11, occupy posit-lons'similar to the brackets 11 andthe pivots l8, 18ksecure the adjacent ends of the adjacent adjns ingt rs, 6- v 1 1,

I provide in addition tothe adjust ng ele+ ments achain' of locking elements extending about theband10. .Thelocking means comfprises a series of toggle links 22', the links. of a. pairf being p'ivotally connected'by a r vet 23"and the oppositeends of saidlinksbeing pivotally secured the bolts each pairof toggle links is tied up 3 111138 its ends Withfthe groups of adjusting ele- 'ments through the medium} of: the bolts, 15

r and when the bolts. are.tightened,the toggle elementsrserve' as a, lock to Yfurther' insure the "holding of'the conformator in a given a jus m nt i Tho ggl links Q22 1 adj acentgto the overlappingportions oi the band 10 are. connected to each. o'tlu te "and to the bars-17,179, 10 the bolt-20. 'Ttvvoadjacent in togglefl'inks designated 22, 22 -have their ad jace'nt ends formed withlong tudinal slots,

22?; for the adjacent securing bolt .15. I ,"B t etile sp in 24 e p ide! n ing toi contract theband 10. rThe springs. 24

V are securedat one end to the outerloverlap-j ping terminalo ftheband 10 secured at eir; oppo telen t; e P nt. onth bend distant frolrn its opposite end. Thelsprings Me e as e d t t e en s t a y e nven ient members. In. theJillustrated form the pi -1.8 Pr i t e iflieient y a. the e e bottom forfthe connection of said springs. The opposite ends of the springs .may be I secured to the pivots 1;3. connectingthe'ad- J'eeen arm. 13- W th i b e ketel'li j d P 1. r epei i g w p et l t-bm being elongated for the connection' of -the-- springs. r v 1 l 1T 'i dicategand register the; hat size to which thejband '10is adjusted, I provide on'the outersurface of the overlapped ter; minal portion {a plate 26 havingja scale- 26! OYer which a pointer orlindicator 27 moves;

'7 Said indicator being secured in any suitable manner; to the. band 10 at; the overlapping J terminal thereof. In iuse the band 10 hav- 'ing been placed on the head the nuts Me -and 21.jare. loosened so that the. bandmay con-' tract underthe tension of the springs 2a or may expand to. fit the head; The band havstrained. to remain in thejadjusted form.

the several. groups.

' and :mea-ns. t el ok; said means in: adj 11 e 6. hat conformator includingv an; over lapping spliti band, sipringmeans; tend-ingito posed about the band, eachfgroupa'coinp' 17 indicates a bend in an arm 17 to afford clearance for springs 24. V

With the-abover-described conformator after the same has-been adjusted'to the size and shape of the headi'the conformator may be laid on a piece of paper and the size and shape taken by pencil or the paper maybe cutfout ithin the conformator, a permanent record inieither case being obtained for the making of a hatiblock, for example. I would state in c onclllSion that vwhilethe ill strated exampl ns i t s a "p aetical emb d ment o my nv nt ol 1 domains myself strie y te he mechanic l d ails 7 herein illustrated, since manifestly the same 30 ca be, co side ab y iraif eizw thout de' ture from the pi tltheinvent onfas fi din. theapp ndedelaimsj t Having thu de eif be ;:m -lnven ie.il,i i

1. A ..hat.conformatorjcomptisingt plit anne oups oi a justingel mentsfi s posed about. the band; and-,piv ota]ly s ed' etavarieilspo ntsabout' the-leaf d. w soi A hatie i 'fo lle'ator comm-sing; a Spl ban a oups of; adjusting elements flies p s d ab utt l. and aiid;se 11redithere at 7 a iou pe sab ut he ndaatogethe tn le p 'me nei e i e 'wi h.eeeh g elu, Qt elements, and means to hold said elements in a given adj ustmentheteeerm t m-assesseab n e -group 01E adiu t naelements dis? I po dl bo t he. be d and: secured? h re o r d at var u poin s ab u theibandse ogether W th 7 S r es .oisloeki g me ns... eonne ting 4., A hat conformator bandmdjus abl im ane 'PWQWHYZQQDQQQ. g

ne t rminal of; the, band; wi h. anoin -ion V the b nd; distant from, th fothe -z erminali position; 7 5.- Ah t oo f rm tor: including-w;

band; adjus able elements connec .g one band ta rom. the othenterm nalj groups.

of a justable..elements; di posed .ahoutjfithej band, the. elem nts of each groupbeing: c n 1 r about thesame, and means connecting the V, first-mentioned adjustable elements 'with thei nested-with the; band :*at difierentrpoints djacent gro pses adjusting elementse" e 1.: 1

contract the Y band',";":bars.. connected? trespec'j tively -W1th2thebandadjacent to Lthe' outer-f v overlapp1ng;.term1nalsand with apoint-on the band distant'ffromgthe lothert'erminalj 7 A1 hat conformatorsincluding a split? and means adjustably conneetingsaidiharsi' band, groups; of; adjustablew-elementsgidi ing an. arm .pivotally: secured tofthdbjh it fterminalof'i the band with'a' point on the,

andfelements adjustably andfjpi votally cured to said am and to each other as well as to the band at points distant from the pivotal connection of said arm.

8. A hat conformator including groups of adjustable elements disposed about the band, each group comprising an arm pivotally secured to the band, a pair of bars pivotally secured at their inner ends to the band and pivotally connected with each other and with said arm, and a second pair of bars 10 pivotally secured at their inner ends to the band at points more distant from said arm than the first pair of bars, said second pair of bars being pivotally connected with each other and with said arm.

DAVID FREEDLINE. 

